“范畴”理论概述

范畴指事物在认知中的归类，反映了事物的本质属性和普遍联系。范畴化是人类在形形色色的事物中看到相似性，并依据这种相似对事物进行分类，进而形成某一概念的非任意的心理过程。范畴化在人类的认知过程中起着至关重要的作用。范畴理论经历了经典理论和原型范畴理论时期。“家族相似”是范畴化理论中一个至关重要的概念，它深化了人们对范畴的认识。

Review on the Theory of Category

Category is the classification of the things in the world.It reflects the nature and universal relations among different things.Categorization is a non-arbitrary mental situation for people to form some concepts.People summarize similarities existing to sort out the things into the corresponding categories.Categorization plays an extremely important role in human being’s cognitive process.Categorization theory underwent the Classical Model of Category and the Prototype Model of Category.Family Resemblance is a critical concept in the categorical theory which helps people have a better understanding of category theory.